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Key Takeaways: President Trump announced plans for at least $2,000 tariff dividend payments to most Americans, excluding high-income earners Treasury has collected over $220 billion in tariff revenue, but 163 million tax filers would require about $326 billion for $2,000 checks Treasury Secretary Bessent suggested the "dividend" could come through existing tax cuts rather than actual checks The Supreme Court appears skeptical of Trump's tariff authority, with legal challenges

The anonymous donor pledging $130 million to cover U.S. military salaries during the ongoing government shutdown has been identified as Timothy Mellon, a reclusive railroad heir from one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age families, according to a report by The New York Times . Timothy Melon Networth Mellon, whose net worth Forbes estimates at nearly $1 billion—though he disputed the "billionaire" label in a 2024 email to the outlet, stating, "Billionaire NOT! ... Never have b